Robert H. Gere (1859-1928) was a senior partner at Gere & Church law firm and an active member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Syracuse, NY. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1883 with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and from Syracuse University
Law School in 1898. Before beginning his law career, Gere spent thirteen years working as a news reporter. He married Harriet
Sexsmith Gere in 1893 and together they had a daughter, Katharine. This collection contains materials dating between 1752
and 1883 and includes two diaries belonging to Robert H. Gere; a book entitled "Genealogy of the Geer Family," in which the
lines of George and Thomas Geer are traced from 1621 to 1856; a single leaf from a math copybook that includes a note in pencil
dating it to 1752; an oversize copy of The Luzerne Federalist; and the Susquehanna Intelligencer (a local periodical); and
an unused travel accounts book.

title

Robert H. Gere papers

creator

Gere, Robert H., 1859-1928

id

PUSp.Ms. Coll. 1250

repository

University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

extent

0.2 linear feet (1 box)

inclusive date

1752-1883

bulk date

1856-1883

abstract/scope/contents

Robert H. Gere (1859-1928) was a senior partner at Gere & Church law firm and an active member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Syracuse, NY. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1883 with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and from Syracuse University
Law School in 1898. Before beginning his law career, Gere spent thirteen years working as a news reporter. He married Harriet
Sexsmith Gere in 1893 and together they had a daughter, Katharine. This collection contains materials dating between 1752
and 1883 and includes two diaries belonging to Robert H. Gere; a book entitled "Genealogy of the Geer Family," in which the
lines of George and Thomas Geer are traced from 1621 to 1856; a single leaf from a math copybook that includes a note in pencil
dating it to 1752; an oversize copy of The Luzerne Federalist; and the Susquehanna Intelligencer (a local periodical); and
an unused travel accounts book.